Here’s something new for real estate agents to boast about in posh neighborhoods: houses with a bigger variety of insects and spiders. Other researchers have linked wealth with greater diversity of a ...

The low light, shorter days and dry air of winter stress our houseplants while helping insects thrive. But don't despair if insects have moved in; instead, invest a bit of time and effort managing ...

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Many kinds of harmful invasive species enter and spread throughout the United States on land or in water through various pathways. Non-native plants, animals, algae, fungus, or disease-causing ...

1. This paper deals with the food of the common insects in a swift, shallow, stony river with soft, acid water and is based on the examination of the gut contents of about 1300 specimens including 25 ...

Neonicotinoids -- the most widely used class of insecticides -- significantly reduce populations of predatory insects when used as seed coatings, according to researchers. The team's research ...